Diego Rivera Prints

Quotes

If one only knew of the tumultuous marriage
between Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, they would
find it very hard to believe that they ever
really loved each other, wholly. Even though
they were divorced and then remarried, carried
on numerous known affairs while together, the
following quotes let us in on their undying
love for one another.

DIEGO RIVERA ABOUT FRIDA KAHLO:

- In describing his first meeting with
Frida:

“I did not know it then, but Frida
had already become the most important fact
in my life. And would continue to be up to
the moment she died, 27 years later.”

- In describing the paintings that Frida
did while they were in Detroit following her
miscarriage:

“Never before had a woman put such
agonizing poetry on canvas as Frida did at
this time in Detroit.”

“If I ever loved a woman, the more
I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her.
Frida was only the most obvious victim of
this disgusting trait.”

“For me, the most thrilling event
of 1953 was Frida’s one man show in
Mexico City during the month of April. Anyone
who attended it could not but marvel at her
great talent.”

“Through her paintings, she breaks
all the taboos of the woman's body and of
female sexuality.”

- Regarding Frida’s death:

“July 13, 1954 was the most tragic
day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida
forever…To late now I realized that
the most wonderful part of my life had been
my love for Frida.”

“The most interesting things about
the so-called lies of Diego is that, sooner
or later, the ones involved in the imaginary
tale get angry, not because of the lies, but
because of the truth contained in the lies,
which always comes forth.”

“Being the wife of Diego is the most
marvelous thing in the world…I let him
play matrimony with other women. Diego is
not anybody’s husband and never will
be, but he is a great comrade.”

“His capacity for work breaks clocks
and calendars.”

- In a letter to a close friend:

“You too know that all my eyes see,
all I touch with myself, from any distance,
is Diego.”